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Product and furniture design: “dripping” with whimsy

28 Wednesday Jan 2015

Posted by meappropriatestyle in avant garde, design philosophy, design work, furniture design, furniture designers, product designers

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abstract design, abstract design - houseware, abstract design - lighting, abstract design - tables, conceptual furniture, Florent Degourc, furniture design, houseware items, John Nouanesing, product/furniture design, product/furniture designers

 

Original pieces designed for interior living spaces

offer elements of innovation, artistic perspectives and functionality.

These unique items inject doses of novelty,

which further define and enhance a given space.

 

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John Nouanesing and Florent Degourc

are two French product and furniture designers–

each with a clear creative vision, which features:

minimalist style, natural form/flow, and buckets of whimsy.

 

 

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From the workshop of John Nouanesing

 

(images from johnnouanesing.fr):

 

product designer, John Nouanesing

Product/furniture designer, John Nouanesing

 

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Magena Lune Montante (2013)

reminiscent of a toddler playtime toy

Table lamp with an ash wood base

 steel frame and coloured, stackable, interchangeable plastic pieces

 

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Hello & Goodbye (2008)

quirky reference to lifting floorboards

Hanging coat rack to accommodate a small space

made of  ash wood

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Photographies:  Questions and Responses (2012)

steam rises

 Cup and saucer set with insert glass “steam”

the cup is made of glass / stainless steel rim; saucer is white ceramic

 

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(images from arch2o.com):

Love Me (2007)

Ooops!

john nouansesing, red paint drip table

Table made from resin

A possible design narrative:

 a bucket of fire engine red nail varnish

spills over the table

drips down the sides and pools on the floor

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‘Paint spill lighting’

john nouanesing, paint drip lamps

‘paint drip’ light fixtures in white

wall mount and table top

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From the workshop of Florent Degourc

 

(image from lejsl.com):

florent degourc, portrait

Product/furniture designer,  Florent Degourc

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(images from florentdegourc.com):

Smooth and Smoothie (2010)

melting matter motif

florent degourc, smooth and smoothie table bench, drip paint

Mint green and cherry blossom pink table and bench set

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L01 – L02 (2012)

florent degorc white table lamps

Stark, clinical white

metallic table lamps with wood centre

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Groove (2009)

of centipedean aspect

florent degourc, grove table, 2009 tablebassemikado_web

 Metal table coated in lime green lacquer with multi-base legs

 
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Stic (2011)

florent degourc, stic, hanging light fixture, single candle
 

Hanging light fixture

single white ‘candlestick’ on the horizontal with blue electric cord

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Verone  (2009)

interconnected

florent degourc, verone, 2 connected tables

Coffee table unit wood, white surfaces at perpendicular angle

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For more details on John Nouanesing and his work, visit:

http://www.johnnouanesing.fr/catalogueuk.html

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For more details on Florent Degourc and his work, visit:

http://www.florentdegourc.com/

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Creating ‘honest’ garments: meet conceptual designer Pedram Karimi

02 Tuesday Dec 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in AiB (All in Black), AiW (all in white), avant garde, black/white wear, design experiment, design inspiration, design inventive, emerging designers, fabrication, free to be me, menswear, ready to wear, style ideas?, style inspiration, subdued colours, unisex wear, womenswear

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abstract design, asymmetric design, avant garde, avant garde fashion, conceptual clothing, Pedram Karimi, unisex clothing

 

On the rise designer Pedram Karimi views himself as an artist

whose medium for his creative expression is fashion.

Born in Iran, raised in Austria and now residing in Montreal, Canada

Mr. Karimi studied at London College of Fashion-

where undoubtedly, his avant garde sensibilities were honed.

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(image from leloi.ca):

pedram karimi, portrait

designer, Pedram Karimi

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His designs are interpretative of how he perceives his world

in its complexities of concrete and abstract terms.

Mr. Karimi’s work is an exploration in silhouette, styling versatility, unisex wear.

His aesthetics is modern, visionary;

inspiring Mr. Karimi to create “garments that feel honest”-

true to his design perspective on future fashion directives.

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The Collection,  a/w  2014

muted colours, varied fabrication, Asymmetric flow

 

 

(images from vogue.it):

 

pedram karimi, white outfit, menspedram karimi, a14, womens, white dresspedram karimi, a 14, asymmetry, black top, white skirt

pedram karimi, b/w, a14, mens

asymmetric lines

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pedram karimi, men, jacket, skirt, trousers, a14

menswear layering:  top, skirt, trousers

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pedram karimi, mens tunic, a14

tunic with defined shoulders

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pedram karimi, shining fabrication, a14pedram karimi, shiny fabrication, a14

shiny fabrication

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pedram karimi, a14, men

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pedram karimi, a14, men multi-layering

cape crusader with oversized ‘3-digit’ gloves

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Concrete constructions: La Ribaute, the ‘studio place’ of artist Anselm Kiefer

11 Saturday Oct 2014

Posted by meappropriatestyle in architecture, avant garde, design inspiration, design philosophy, inspiration

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abstract art, abstract design, Anselm Kiefer, architectural designs, architecture, Barjac - France, concrete constructions, history and art, La Ribaute, studio complex

Historical referencing plays an integral role in the work

of German artist Anselm Kiefer; more pointedly the ‘starring role’.

History is intimately entwined in his creations.  It is the foundation,

the essence of the what he hopes to communicate.

Kiefer seems intrigued with the idea of history as a means

for discovery and uncovering:  of self, of the past, of the possibilities.

 

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Even as a child, he seemed taken with the idea of preserving the

past, a history, to be later discovered/ uncovered

for critical review and revision.

 

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“I would dig tunnels in the garden, put drawings in them and bury them.

You can see this at Barjac on a bigger scale.”

Anselm Kiefer

(quote from the telegraph.co.uk)

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Barjac is a Renaissance town in southern France

It is the location of the Anselm Kiefer’s studio complex-

La Ribaute

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The idea of discovering/uncovering and then creating beauty and function from

debris and ruin is manifested in the style and construction of La Ribaute,

Kiefer’s elaborate 200 acre studio complex situated

near the historic town of Barjac, France.

True to Kiefer’s method of creating things in grand proportions

La Ribaute is a more than simply a work space.

It is an incredible work place:   leaning towers of stacked concrete blocks,

multiple barns, an impressive greenhouse storage structure,

outer building structures and ‘things’ just lying about.

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(image from coveringmedia.com):

anselm kiefer, La Ribaute, studio complex

Sweeping view of La Ribaute

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The complex looks as one would expect of Kiefer:

a construction from destruction,

a strange juxtaposition of chaos and order,

a weird and compelling beauty

a mix of past and present:

the past in form-  reminiscent of ruins, fragments from antiquity

the present in materials-  concrete, metal

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“When you have ruins you can start again.”

Anselm Kiefer

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La Ribaute:  the complex

The grounds

(image from telegraph.co.uk):

anselm kiefer, studio complex, grounds

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(image from the guardian):

anselm kiefer, stuido, buildings

 

Interior spaces

(image from maisonanila.com):

anselm kiefer, studio complex, interior

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(image from arcspace.com):

anselm kiefer, studio interior

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The greenhouse

(image from phaidon.com):

anselm kiefer, studio, greenshouse

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(from sz-magazine.com):

  anselm kiefer, studio, greenshouse

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(image from theguardian.com):

Anselm Kiefer

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Things just lying about

(image from thetimes.co.uk):

anselm kiefer, studio, plane

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(image from telegraph.co.uk):

anselm kiefer, studio complex, things lying about

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